The Latest: Texas man who took girls says he found mom dead

The Latest on the capture of a man named as a person of interest in a Texas woman's death : An affidavit in the kidnapping charge against a Texas man wanted for questioning in the death of a woman and the abduction of her two daughters says he texted his mother to say he found the woman dead. The FBI special agent affidavit unsealed Thursday says Terry Allen Miles texted his mother using one of the daughter's cellphones to say he had "came home to something bad" and he had left with the kids.

Rep. Will Tallman will not seek re-election, saying ‘it’s time to turn over the torch’

Rep. Will Tallman, R-Adams/Cumberland counties, shown here packing boxes of food at a food bank, will be packing up his legislative office in November since he has decided not to seek re-election. ( A seat in the state House of Representatives representing a portion of Cumberland and Adams county is opening up with Rep. Will Tallman's announcement that he is not seeking re-election this year.

Plans would move juveniles out of troubled Wisconsin prison

Juveniles would no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison complex that's been under federal investigation and the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse as part of dramatic reorganization plan announced Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker. The $80 million proposal would change the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake prisons into medium-security adult prisons and open five smaller regional juvenile prisons across the state.

Atheist Group Upset FEMA Will Help Churches Rebuild After Disasters

American Atheists, a nationwide organization, expressed outrage over FEMA's recent policy change making churches eligible for federal relief funds in the wake of natural disasters. The atheist organization, which most recently gained the national spotlight by posting anti-Christmas billboards in several states, railed against the Trump administration for what they called a misapplication of federal law and for giving federal funds to churches that aided the relief efforts and served as emergency shelters and FEMA response bases for their local communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Report: Trump Org Gave Mueller A Slew Of Documents, Some Regarding An Alleged Dossier Source

The Trump Organization has given Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Congress a slew of emails and documents about meetings involving the real estate companies' executives, according to CNN. And some of those records pertain to a Belarusian-American businessman who is said to be a major source for the infamous Steele dossier.

Sean Spicer on Bannon’s book quotes: ‘What we didn’t hear is a denial’

Programming note: Watch Sean Spicer's full appearance on "SE Cupp Unfiltered," Thursday at 5 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET on HLN. Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday he is troubled that former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has not denied the statements attributed to him in a recent book about the early days of President Donald Trump's tenure.

Chain Migration Visa Approvals Fall By 70 Percent Under Trump

President Donald Trump's calls to limit chain migration have yet to gain widespread traction in Congress, but his administration's tougher approach to immigration screening appears to be having an effect on the approval of family visa petitions. In the last three quarters of fiscal year 2017 - a period that spans Jan. 1, 2017 to Sept.

Hannity Denies Wolff’s Claim That He Wanted To Work For Trump In ‘Fire And Fury’

Sean Hannity is denying claims that he wanted to work for the Trump administration or that he would have provided President Donald Trump with interview questions. The Fox News host and conservative commentator provided a statement to The Hill Thursday to contradict statements in Michael Wolff's new and controversial book on the Trump adminstration, saying he had no desire to give up on journalism or feed Trump with pre-arranged questions before an interview.

Colorado Dems Go Crazy Over Sessions’ New Marijuana Policy

Colorado Senate Democrats came out in full force Thursday against a new policy that would allow federal prosecutors to decide if they want to use their resources to go after marijuana, effectively nixing a former President Barack Obama administration policy that did the opposite. The politicians are refusing to give up their pot to the federal government, telling Attorney General Jeff Sessions he would have to pry it from their "warm, extremely interesting to look at" hands.

CNN’s Brian Stelter: ‘Sarah Sanders Has A Point’ About John Boehner Story From Book [VIDEO]

CNN commentator Brian Stelter said Thursday that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had a point about the unreliability of an anecdote from an explosive new book about Donald Trump not knowing who John Boehner is. Stelter, appearing on, "CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin," said, "There are definitely reasons to be skeptical.